Boys: Wimbledon Juniors - Grade A (Week 27)

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RE: Boys: Wimbledon Juniors - Grade A (Week 27)

Shhh · Challenger level

DavidC wrote:
SF
Hyeon Chung (KOR) v Maximilian Marterer (GER)
(5) Kyle Edmund v (6) Gianluigi Quinzi (ITA)
Kyle is back on court 3, but at 11.30am

-- Edited by DavidC on Thursday 4th of July 2013 07:05:33 PM

I am lucky enough to be there tomorrow. Does anyone know if ALL of court 3 is unreserved at this stage or just the usual small section?

steven · Tennis legend

From http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/tickets/201205091336561699698.html, it looks like Court 2 is all unreserved from the 2nd Thursday and Court 3 is all unreserved from the 2nd Tuesday, so you'll be fine

Have fun / cheer loudly

Spectator · All-time great

I thought I remembered Chung had won an Eddie Herr a while ago (he had, at 12 ... so quite a while ago!) but hadn't followed his progress. In fairness to Steven, though, checking through his juniors record it would seem that he lost to Coric in straights at this year's AO ... so not entirely unreasonable to think Coric might win again! Kozlov sounds pretty stunningly good.

Spectator · All-time great

Nice article on the match from the New York Times (if perhaps a wee bit heavy on the woes of GB tennis): straightsets.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/04/prospects-from-britain-and-u-s-meet/

Edmund v Quinzi should be good. Here, for good measure, is an Italian take on that one: www.gazzetta.it/Tennis/04-07-2013/wimbledon-quinzi-italiano-semifinale-20715322916.shtml. Makes the point that Mr Edmund beat him at the French last year ... but also that Mr Milojevic, whom he beat yesterday, was the person who knocked him out of the French this year. The ITF article http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/news/articles/quinzi-and-edmund-set-up-semifinal-clash.aspx elaborates on this.

Amidst all the coverage of Mr Edmund and Mr Quinzi, almost nothing on Mr Chung, despite his extremely impressive run thus far.

Fantastic girls match-ups, too ... including the surprising Chirico, who seems to have stepped up her play immensely over the past year or so, as well as three expected players.

-- Edited by Spectator on Friday 5th of July 2013 05:06:57 AM

-- Edited by Spectator on Friday 5th of July 2013 05:15:23 AM

TMH · Futures qualifying

Quinzi breaks at 3-3. Kyle is 0/3 on BPs and Quinzi 1/1. Sigh. The Italian seems to have a lot more energy out there.

First set Quinzi 6-4. Quinzi 1/1 and Kyle 0/5 - only real difference in this match. Quinzi playing the big points far better. Kyle's returning hasn't been particularly great. Quinzi edging it.

Kyle way too tentative to come into the net. Hitting some huge groundstrokes but then retreating and allowing Quinzi back in to the rally. Against a great retriever surely you want to be looking to finish off the points quickly?

-- Edited by TMH on Friday 5th of July 2013 11:38:45 AM

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

Kozlov was insanely good...couldnt believe his age. One to watch for the future, but Kyle did well to negotiate his way though.

Different match up next, hoping for Kyle to get the win, of course, but he will need to be sharper from the word go.

TMH · Futures qualifying

The Knight wrote:
phobia of the net still hurting him

Yep. At 30-15 Quinzi hit a return that looped up, begging for Kyle to step in and put it away. Instead retreated to the baseline, didn't do enough with the groundstroke and Quinzi blasted a winner to the opposite corner. Then went down a break point, although thankfully just saved that and held. 2-1*.

Coming in would also give Quinzi something to think about. At the moment the Italian is very comfortable just rallying from the baseline.

-- Edited by TMH on Friday 5th of July 2013 12:02:26 PM

TMH · Futures qualifying

Only difference between the two has been how they've played the big points. Quinzi 2/4 and Kyle 0/6 on break points.

Quinzi wins 6-4, 6-4.

Kyle really needs to learn to step in to the net more; seems a bit scared to ever leave the baseline and his game is a bit one-dimensional as a result.

-- Edited by TMH on Friday 5th of July 2013 12:29:57 PM

TMH · Futures qualifying

Spectator wrote:
Nice article on the match from the New York Times (if perhaps a wee bit heavy on the woes of GB tennis): straightsets.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/04/prospects-from-britain-and-u-s-meet/

Edmund v Quinzi should be good. Here, for good measure, is an Italian take on that one: www.gazzetta.it/Tennis/04-07-2013/wimbledon-quinzi-italiano-semifinale-20715322916.shtml. Makes the point that Mr Edmund beat him at the French last year ... but also that Mr Milojevic, whom he beat yesterday, was the person who knocked him out of the French this year. The ITF article http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/news/articles/quinzi-and-edmund-set-up-semifinal-clash.aspx elaborates on this.
Amidst all the coverage of Mr Edmund and Mr Quinzi, almost nothing on Mr Chung, despite his extremely impressive run thus far.
Fantastic girls match-ups, too ... including the surprising Chirico, who seems to have stepped up her play immensely over the past year or so, as well as three expected players.

-- Edited by Spectator on Friday 5th of July 2013 05:06:57 AM

-- Edited by Spectator on Friday 5th of July 2013 05:15:23 AM

No way is Kozlov 5'10. I'm not having that.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Someone please enlighten me - that 8th game looked like a monster and went on for ages !!

Jan · Hall of fame

Bob in Spain wrote:
Someone please enlighten me - that 8th game looked like a monster and went on for ages !!

yes it did.

Sadly Kyle lost the first set 4-6, but has just held in the first game of the second.

philwrig · Hall of fame

I have to say I revert to my livescore App when I get nervous and I did that when Kyle got broken at 3-3.

The Knight · Challenger qualifying

phobia of the net still hurting him

Jan · Hall of fame

Kyle broken 3-4*